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  • the two-o duo project
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  • And So It Goes
  • Talk To Me About Mulgrew
  • The L.A. Treasures Project

UPCOMING SHOWS

  • August 22, 2026
    Los Angeles, Leimert Park to Dockweiler Beach
    LA Jazz Festival
  • September 4, 2026
    Vail, Colorado, Under the Jazz Tent at Manor Vail, 595 Vail Valley Dr, Vail, CO
    32nd Annual Vail Jazz Festival
  • September 19, 2026
    Los Angeles, CA 90025, The Village Studios
    IT TAKES A VILLAGE: Sam First’s Annual Benefit Honoring LA Jazz Icons Herbie Hancock & Darlene Chan
  • September 30, 2026
    Los Angeles, California, The Soraya – The Great Hall
    CSUN Jazz A and B with Guest Artist John Clayton
  • October 2, 2026
    Newport, Oregon, Newport Performing Arts Center
    Oregon Coast Jazz Party reveals star-studded lineup for 2026, helmed by Grammy-winner John Clayton
  • October 16, 2026
    Phoenix, Arizona, The Nash Jazz Club
    Special Latin Jazz Event: Carmela y Más at The Nash

PAST SHOWS

  • July 30, 2026
    Saint-Irénée, Québec, Domaine Forget de Charlevoix
    Doublebass Workshop
  • July 26, 2026
    , ISJAC
    Listening Session with John Clayton & Chuck Owen
  • July 17, 2026
    Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, Olin Humanities Building
    July Week long Workshops July 12-17
  • June 27, 2026
    Los Angeles, CA, Sam First
    Yotam Silberstein Trio with John Clayton & Roy McCurdy
  • June 26, 2026
    Los Angeles, CA, Sam First
    Yotam Silberstein Trio with John Clayton & Roy McCurdy
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Videos

Writing For Big Band: The Very Beginning | John Clayton

July 17, 2026

Blue Bayou: the two-o duo project John Clayton featuring duos with René Marie and Gerald Clayton

July 4, 2026
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